Fremont man charged with having child porn

FREMONT A Fremont man has been arrested by federal agents and charged in a child pornography case.

Michael Edward Middleton, 36, is charged with one count of possession of child pornography, which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in a federal penitentiary and a $250,000 fine. Middleton was arrested by agents from the FBI s Sandusky office on a warrant from U.S. District Court in Savannah, Ga.

According to a federal indictment, Mr. Middleton was at the Fort Gordon Military Reservation in Georgia and possessed several compact discs and a computer hard drive containing photographs and video footage of children engaging in sexual activity with one another and with adults.

He was being held yesterday in the Lucas County jail pending an appearance in federal court.

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